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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2267: Thomas Harriot

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 17, 2022 · Episode: 2267 Thomas Harriot, England’s Galileo. Today, England’s Galileo.

Tags 9th Earl of Northumberland algebra Algonquin Aristotelian science astronomy Copernicus galileo geometry Henry Percy Moon surface optics Roanoke Colony Snell's Law sunspots symbolic mathematics telescopes The New World Thomas Harriot VIrginia Walter Ralegh Walter Raliegh

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